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How to spell elude
Elude is spelled E-L-U-D-E.
What it means: To avoid or escape something.
In a sentence: The clever squirrel managed to elude the playful cat.
Same family: eludes, eluded, eluding, elusive, elusiveness. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.
Where it comes from: Elude comes from Latin 'eludere', meaning 'to escape from a play or mockery,' built from 'e-' (out) and 'ludere' (to play). It’s related to words like 'allude' and 'prelude,' which also connect back to the idea of 'playing' or 'performance.'
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